Born January 26, 1955 in Taiwan under the name Suen Jian-yuan, Sun Chien (Chinese: 孫建) lost both parents while young and was brought up by his two sisters. In 1976, director Chang Cheh was recruiting new stars in Taiwan for the movie Chinatown Kid. Tae kwon do veteran Sun was selected among many competitors and was given the supporting role in the movie. Sun since developed his career in Hong Kong (notably as one of the 5 Venoms) and signed as a contract actor with Shaw Brothers for eight years. Being one of "Chang's Cohorts," he often starred in the director's action and martial arts movies. After Shaw Brothers ceased film production in 1986 to focus on TV projects, Sun lent his talents to subpar "cut-and-paste" productions for producer Tomas Tang's Filmark International. In the early 90s he served as an action director and assistant director on several films before retiring in 1992.
1991
as Big Circle Han
1991
as Chan Nam
1989
1989
1988
1988
1988
1988
1988
1988
1988
1987
1987
1987
1987
1987
1987
as Three Killed Warriors
1987
1987
1986
as 白眉道人
1986
1985
as Lei Kung
1985
as Governor's Man
1984
as Li Yi
1984
1983
as Chief Qiu
1983
as Xie Ping
1983
as Ah Chang
1983
as Kam Fung Chi
1982
as Bei Haishi
1982
as Sgt. Poon
1982
as Bai Zhong
1982
as Little Prince
1982
as Yan Chun Min
1981
as Luo Zhang
1981
as Constable Tieh Fu
1981
as Scholar
1981
as Hua Manlou
1981
as No. 7, Hu Tin Wang
1980
as Tang Yu-Tung
1980
as Chin Ta Lei (Jin Tailai)
1980
as Lin Wei Gang
1979
as Wang Yin Lin
1979
as Yang Hu Yun / Iron Feet Lad
1979
as Feng Jia Ji
1979
as Xinzheng
1979
as Zhu Cai
1978
as Hu Ah-Kue
1978
as Hsu Fong
1978
as Gao Ji, the Scorpion / Chief Constable Ma
1978
as Luk Koon Ying
1977
as Yang Jian Wen